11/13/2013

Jumbo Portfolio Magic Wallet...

Hello there, I'm interrupting our second week of thankfuls to stop in and say hi! Well, that, and to say that I am so thankful for super awesome friends who send me fabulous fabric to play with!

A few weeks ago, the lovely Kelley of Casa Crafty sent me (and a few other bloggers) a fat quarter of laminate from her shop and asked us to make something...Oooo, what fun! I received a fat quarter of Echino laminate yellow songbirds and right after I opened the package I knew what I wanted to make! A jumbo magic wallet! Have you seen these before, do you have one? Years and years ago my husband bought me one so that I could be in charge of carrying my own ID, etc. when we went out, instead of me always asking him to hold it for me. I loved it, it's tiny size and simplicity.

Oh, and of course it's magic!

So I thought, why not make a magic wallet, but a (sort of) jumbo sized one. One for carrying things like stamps, business cards, receipts, post cards, note cards, etc. on your way to the post office for example, all those little odds and ends that you need but just don't want clogging up your wallet or floating around in your purse by themselves.

What you need:

2 - 6"x9" pieces of lightweight cardboard (I used a cereal box)

2 - 7"x10" pieces of laminate (outer material)

2 - 7"x10" pieces of coordinating fabric (inner material

For pockets 1 piece of laminate of each of the following sizes:

5" x 3 1/2"

2" x 4"

4 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Fusible webbing for hemming (I used stitch witchery, light, 5/8")

Notions and other materials: snap, elastic, hot glue, sewing machine

Begin:

Place interior fabric with wrong side up, press, then center cardboard in the center of your fabric. Fold fabric around edges of the cardboard, press and use the fusible webbing to fuse the fabric to the cardboard. Repeat this step with the second piece of cardboard and interior fabric.

Next, attach the elastic: Place the two fabric covered cardboard pieces next to each other with the fabric facing up. Begin by attaching the horizontal pieces of elastic. Measure down 1 1/2" from the top on the back of the cardboard on the right, carefully hot glue the elastic to the back of the board at your 1 1/2" mark. Pull elastic horizontally across the top of the cardboard on the left side, stretch the elastic a bit so that it will be fairly taut (this will allow it to hold paper) and glue it 1 1/2" down from the top on the back side of the left cardboard. Repeat above steps with the lower horizontal elastic.

Next, measure 2" down from the top on the left piece of cardboard and glue onto the back of the left board. Pull elastic diagonally across the cardboard on the right side, again stretch the elastic a bit so that it will be fairly taut and glue the elastic to backside of the right cardboard 2" up from the bottom. Repeat above steps for the second piece of diagonal elastic beginning from 2" up from the bottom on the left side and ending 2" down from the top on the right side.

Test your magic! Place a piece of paper on top of the elastic on one side, fold closed and open portfolio from the other side.

Next, prepare you pockets and outer fabric. Use the 2"x 4" rectangle for a closing flap for one pocket. Round the edges of one of the 4" sides. Attach male side of the snap along this edge. On the other 4" side fold 1/2" to the wrong side, affix flap to one of your outer sides, sew along the folded 4" side to attach. Using your 5" x 3 1/2" piece, fold one 5" side 1/2" toward the wrong side, sew along the top. Attach the female side of your snap just below the sewn line. Fold the other three sides 1/2" toward the wrong side. Align your pocket with the flap and then sew three sides in place onto the outer fabric.

For business card pocket use the 4 1/2 "x 3 1/2" piece of fabric, on one 3 1/2" side fold 1/2" toward the wrong side, edgestitch. Fold the other three sides 1/2" toward the wrong side, carefully edgestich business card pocket in place onto the other exterior side.

Once the pockets are sewn onto the exteriors it's time to attach the exterior to the cardboard. Place one exterior fabric piece onto the uncovered side of one piece of cardboard. Fold edges 1/2" to the wrong side, use bulldog clips, (thanks for this tip Kelley!) or clothespins in my case, to hold in place (no pinning) and then edgstitch around, but wait...

You win need a large needle for this, I used a 90/14 universal.

This part is tricky...and this is where the magic really happens... The exteriors need to be sewn on in the correct way or else the magic no longer works. When your portfolio is open and you are looking at the interior as shown above. The left side must only have the diagonal pieces of elastic sewn into your seams. Similarly, the right side must only have the horizontal pieces of elastic sewn into your seams. This part is tricky and confusing and difficult to explain, I hope the diagram shows it well. (Please feel free to ask me questions if you need to!)

In the end you will have a little web of elastic... And, if the magic worked!! Then you've got a fun useful magic portfolio! Complete with pockets... Of course, you can use the instructions above to make any sized magic happen! I've got quite a bit more of my fat quarter left, I might be making a few more of these in regular wallet sized for Christmas gifts!

YAY! Thanks Kelley so much for the fun challenge!

And, hey you are in luck!

Kelley has so very generously offered to give you all 25% your entire purchase from herCasa Crafty Shop with the code

Comments

Hello there, I'm interrupting our second week of thankfuls to stop in and say hi! Well, that, and to say that I am so thankful for super awesome friends who send me fabulous fabric to play with!

A few weeks ago, the lovely Kelley of Casa Crafty sent me (and a few other bloggers) a fat quarter of laminate from her shop and asked us to make something...Oooo, what fun! I received a fat quarter of Echino laminate yellow songbirds and right after I opened the package I knew what I wanted to make! A jumbo magic wallet! Have you seen these before, do you have one? Years and years ago my husband bought me one so that I could be in charge of carrying my own ID, etc. when we went out, instead of me always asking him to hold it for me. I loved it, it's tiny size and simplicity.

Oh, and of course it's magic!

So I thought, why not make a magic wallet, but a (sort of) jumbo sized one. One for carrying things like stamps, business cards, receipts, post cards, note cards, etc. on your way to the post office for example, all those little odds and ends that you need but just don't want clogging up your wallet or floating around in your purse by themselves.

What you need:

2 - 6"x9" pieces of lightweight cardboard (I used a cereal box)

2 - 7"x10" pieces of laminate (outer material)

2 - 7"x10" pieces of coordinating fabric (inner material

For pockets 1 piece of laminate of each of the following sizes:

5" x 3 1/2"

2" x 4"

4 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Fusible webbing for hemming (I used stitch witchery, light, 5/8")

Notions and other materials: snap, elastic, hot glue, sewing machine

Begin:

Place interior fabric with wrong side up, press, then center cardboard in the center of your fabric. Fold fabric around edges of the cardboard, press and use the fusible webbing to fuse the fabric to the cardboard. Repeat this step with the second piece of cardboard and interior fabric.

Next, attach the elastic: Place the two fabric covered cardboard pieces next to each other with the fabric facing up. Begin by attaching the horizontal pieces of elastic. Measure down 1 1/2" from the top on the back of the cardboard on the right, carefully hot glue the elastic to the back of the board at your 1 1/2" mark. Pull elastic horizontally across the top of the cardboard on the left side, stretch the elastic a bit so that it will be fairly taut (this will allow it to hold paper) and glue it 1 1/2" down from the top on the back side of the left cardboard. Repeat above steps with the lower horizontal elastic.

Next, measure 2" down from the top on the left piece of cardboard and glue onto the back of the left board. Pull elastic diagonally across the cardboard on the right side, again stretch the elastic a bit so that it will be fairly taut and glue the elastic to backside of the right cardboard 2" up from the bottom. Repeat above steps for the second piece of diagonal elastic beginning from 2" up from the bottom on the left side and ending 2" down from the top on the right side.

Test your magic! Place a piece of paper on top of the elastic on one side, fold closed and open portfolio from the other side.

Next, prepare you pockets and outer fabric. Use the 2"x 4" rectangle for a closing flap for one pocket. Round the edges of one of the 4" sides. Attach male side of the snap along this edge. On the other 4" side fold 1/2" to the wrong side, affix flap to one of your outer sides, sew along the folded 4" side to attach. Using your 5" x 3 1/2" piece, fold one 5" side 1/2" toward the wrong side, sew along the top. Attach the female side of your snap just below the sewn line. Fold the other three sides 1/2" toward the wrong side. Align your pocket with the flap and then sew three sides in place onto the outer fabric.

For business card pocket use the 4 1/2 "x 3 1/2" piece of fabric, on one 3 1/2" side fold 1/2" toward the wrong side, edgestitch. Fold the other three sides 1/2" toward the wrong side, carefully edgestich business card pocket in place onto the other exterior side.

Once the pockets are sewn onto the exteriors it's time to attach the exterior to the cardboard. Place one exterior fabric piece onto the uncovered side of one piece of cardboard. Fold edges 1/2" to the wrong side, use bulldog clips, (thanks for this tip Kelley!) or clothespins in my case, to hold in place (no pinning) and then edgstitch around, but wait...

You win need a large needle for this, I used a 90/14 universal.

This part is tricky...and this is where the magic really happens... The exteriors need to be sewn on in the correct way or else the magic no longer works. When your portfolio is open and you are looking at the interior as shown above. The left side must only have the diagonal pieces of elastic sewn into your seams. Similarly, the right side must only have the horizontal pieces of elastic sewn into your seams. This part is tricky and confusing and difficult to explain, I hope the diagram shows it well. (Please feel free to ask me questions if you need to!)

In the end you will have a little web of elastic... And, if the magic worked!! Then you've got a fun useful magic portfolio! Complete with pockets... Of course, you can use the instructions above to make any sized magic happen! I've got quite a bit more of my fat quarter left, I might be making a few more of these in regular wallet sized for Christmas gifts!

YAY! Thanks Kelley so much for the fun challenge!

And, hey you are in luck!

Kelley has so very generously offered to give you all 25% your entire purchase from herCasa Crafty Shop with the code

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